[1] Hibbert played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a senior in 2008.

The two led the Hoyas to victory in the 2007 Big East Conference Championship for the first time since 1989 against the Pittsburgh Panthers; Hibbert contributed a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

[7] He was also named a pre-season All-American along with the likes of Tyler Hansbrough, whose North Carolina Tar Heels were upset by Hibbert's Hoyas in the Elite Eight of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.

"[9] Following the Hoyas' upset loss to Davidson and Stephen Curry in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Hibbert's collegiate career came to a close.

On July 13, 2012, Hibbert re-signed with the Pacers on a reported four-year, $58 million contract, matching the offer sheet from the Portland Trail Blazers.

In Game 3 of a 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the New York Knicks, Hibbert recorded 24 points and 12 rebounds in a Pacers win.

At the end of the season, Hibbert finished second in the Defensive Player of the Year voting with 166 out of the 1125, losing to Joakim Noah, who had 555 of the points.

During the 2014 NBA playoffs, Hibbert went scoreless in games 5 and 6 of the Pacers' first round match against the eighth seed, Atlanta Hawks.

Hibbert's season ended in the Eastern Conference Finals as the Pacers were eliminated by the Miami Heat in six games, adding history to the Heat–Pacers rivalry.

On July 9, 2015, Hibbert was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA draft (Eric Paschall), which Indiana turned into Rakeem Christmas.

[17] He made his debut for the Lakers in their season opener on October 28, 2015, recording 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 112–111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

[19] He made his debut for the Hornets in their season opener on October 26, 2016, recording 15 points and nine rebounds in a 107–96 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

On February 2, 2017, Hibbert was traded, along with Spencer Hawes, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for former Pacers teammate Miles Plumlee.

[22] However, before appearing in a game for the Bucks, he was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets on February 23, in exchange for a protected 2019 second-round draft pick.

[32] In popular media, Hibbert appeared as a guest star playing himself on three episodes of the comedy series Parks and Recreation which aired between 2011–13.